Chester Bennington: podcast appearances and interviews

Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter known for his role as the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He gained prominence with the release of the band's debut album, Hybrid Theory, in 2000, which became a worldwide commercial success and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. Bennington continued as Linkin Park's lead vocalist across six more studio albums, each ranking within the top three of the Billboard 200 chart. Aside from Linkin Park, he was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at different points in his career. He formed Dead by Sunrise in 2005 as a side project, releasing the album Out of Ashes in 2009. In 2013, he joined Stone Temple Pilots as their lead singer and released an extended play record, High Rise, before departing in 2015 to focus on Linkin Park. In addition to his music career, Bennington appeared as an actor in films such as Crank, Crank: High Voltage, and Saw 3D. Throughout his life, he struggled with depression and substance abuse, which contributed to his death by suicide in 2017. His vocal talent was widely recognized; Hit Parader magazine ranked him number 46 on their list of the 'Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time,' and he has been regarded as one of the greatest rock vocalists of his generation.